An insurance company sets up a statistical test with a null hypothesis that the average time for processing a claim is 7 days, and an alternative hypothesis that the average time for processing a
Claim is greater than 7 days. After completing the statistical test, it is concluded that the average
Time exceeds 7 days. However, it is eventually learned that the mean process time is really 7 days.
What type of error occurred in the statistical test?
A) Type II error
B) No error occurred in the statistical sense.
C) Type III error
D) Type I error
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